Val City Magic

The Val City Magic is a Filipino professional basketball team based in Valenzuela. The team competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's North Division. The team plays its home games at WES Arena.

"Valenzuela Classic" redirects here and is not to be confused with Cebu Classic.

Val City Magic
2025 Val City Magic season
League	MPBL
Founded	2017; 8 years ago (2017)
History	Valenzuela Classic 2018–2019, 2024 Valenzuela Idol Cheesedogs 2018 Valenzuela SPV TOP Marketplace 2019 Val City Carga Backload Solution 2019–2020 Valenzuela MJAS Zenith 2021 Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc. 2022–2023 Val City Magic 2025–present
Arena	WES Arena
Location	Valenzuela
Team colors
Head coach	Raymond Valenzona

The team joined as the Valenzuela Classic in 2018 as one of the league's charter teams and has gone under multiple names, mostly integrating the title sponsor.^[1] The team is currently owned by the local government of Valenzuela. The Valenzuela-based franchise also took part in the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 and also has a Maharlika Pilipinas Volleyball Association counterpart, the Valenzuela Classy.

The Valenzuela franchise is one of two teams based in the Northern Manila District of Metro Manila, the other team being the Caloocan Batang Kankaloo.

History

The Valenzuela Classic were one of the MPBL's ten charter teams, one of six based in Metro Manila, and one of three Valenzuela finished as one of three teams with a 6-3 record, claiming the fourth seed in the playoffs. They beat the Quezon City Capitals in the Quarterfinals before losing to the first-seeded Batangas City Athletics.

In the 2018–19 season, the team went 10-15, failing to make the playoffs as they ranked 10th in the North Division. In the following season, the team ranked at 10th once again with a record of 11-19.

Valenzuela then participated in the 2021 Invitational and failed to make the playoffs, ranking third in Group C after finishing 2-2. In the 2022 season, the team began playing home games at the Bahayang Pag-asa Sports Complex. The team finished 10-11, one game short of a winning record. Despite the losing record, the team still made the playoffs as the sixth seed, but were swept by the San Juan Knights in the First Round.

Home venues

Through the history of the Valenzuela franchise, it has only used one venue per season. They first started at the Valenzuela Astrodome from 2018 to 2020, followed by the Bahayang Pag-asa Sports Complex in 2022, and currently the WES Arena since 2023.

Venue	Location	Capacity	2018	2018–19	2019–20	2022	2023	2024	2025
Valenzuela Astrodome	Valenzuela	3,000	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	TBA
Bahayang Pag-asa Sports Complex		N/A	N	N	N	Y	N	N	Y
WES Arena		N/A	N	N	N	N	Y	Y	Y

Personnel

Current roster

Val City Magic roster

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Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From F 1 Kyle Neypes National-U G 2 Mel Mabigat 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 3 Jan Formento F 5 Neil Guarino (HG) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Letran F 7 Kent Lao 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST G/F 8 Louie Vigil 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) UST 9 Mark Redulfa (HG) F 10 Kim Lo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UST 11 Kenneth Castillo 13 JR Ongteco 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) G 16 Michael Macaballug 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) G 18 Christian Rios (HG) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Diliman G 20 Justin Alfonso 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) G 22 Lester Alvarez 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 154 lb (70 kg) 1988–09–18 Adamson G 24 Jonathan Gesalem 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UST 26 JR Alabanza 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 28 Christian Alonzo 29 Christian Antonio 30 Alexis Lorenzo G 31 John Umali 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) F 39 Kobe Monje Letran F 55 Lordy Casajeros 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 1989–10–30 UE

Head coach Raymond Valenzona Assistant coach(es) Matthew Sia Bam ledesma Errol Francisco Maverick Chua Team manager Aldriane Anglim Legend (HG) Homegrown (FF) Filipino-foreigner (SGL) Special Guest Licensee (RS) Reserve player Injured Roster – via Genius Sports Updated as of: March 7, 2025

Head coaches

Val City Magic head coaches
#	Name	Start	End	Achievements	Ref.
1	Chris Gavina	2018	2018–2019	—
2	Eric Samson	2018–2019	2018–2019	—
3	Juven Formacil	2018–2019	2018–2019	—
4	Gerry Esplana	2019	2019	—
5	Ronjay Enrile	2019	2021	—
6	Aldrin Morante	2022	2022	—
7	Lester Alvarez	2022	2022	—
8	Jhon Velasquez	2023	2023	—
9	Eric Martinez	2023	2023	—
10	Aldrin Morante	2024	2024	—
11	Raymond Valenzona	2025	2025	—

Notable players

MPBL All-Star Day

All-Star selections Paulo Hubalde – 2019, 2020 Lester Alvarez – 2020 Jaymar Gimpayan – 2022 Carl Bryan Lacap – 2024 JJ Gesalem – 2024

PBA players

Ex-PBA players Val Acuña Chad Alonzo Lester Alvarez Mark Andaya Cyrus Baguio Ronjay Buenafe Alfonzo Gotladera Paulo Hubalde Louie Vigil Lester Alvarez Kyle Neypes

Season-by-season records

Note: Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2024 MPBL season.

MPBL champions

Division champions

Playoff berth

Season	League	Division	Regular season						Playoffs
			Finish	Played	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB	Round	Results
Valenzuela Classic
2018	MPBL	—	4th	9	6	3	.667	2	Quarterfinals Semifinals	won vs. Quezon City, 2–1 lost vs. Batangas City, 0–2
2018–19	MPBL	North	10th	25	10	15	.400	13	Did not qualify
Val City Carga Backload Solution
2019–20	MPBL	North	10th	30	11	19	.367	15	Did not qualify
Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc.
2022	MPBL	North	6th	21	10	11	.476	11	Division quarterfinals	lost vs. San Juan, 1–2
2023	MPBL	North	15th	28	3	25	.107	23	Did not qualify
Valenzuela Classic
2024	MPBL	North	10th	28	14	14	.500	12	Did not qualify
Val City Magic
2025	MPBL	North	Ongoing season						Currently in playoff contention
Regular season record				141	54	87	.383		2 playoff appearances
Playoff record				7	2	5	.286		0 finals appearances
Cumulative record				148	56	92	.378		0 championships